Sandy Hook weapons included assault rifle

Published: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 11:35 AM.

Just a quick correction to Mike Sumner\’s Jan. 21 Letter to The Editor that the Sandy Hook school shootings did not involve an assault weapon. It is now common knowledge for anyone interested in the facts that a Bushmaster .223 with a 30-round clip was used in the shootings. This gun is classified as an assault weapon. The weapon found in the shooter\’s car was a shotgun.

JOHN ALFANOElon

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Just a quick correction to Mike Sumner\’s Jan. 21 Letter to The Editor that the Sandy Hook school shootings did not involve an assault weapon. It is now common knowledge for anyone interested in the facts that a Bushmaster .223 with a 30-round clip was used in the shootings. This gun is classified as an assault weapon. The weapon found in the shooter\’s car was a shotgun.